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Title: Appropriations for the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Vote Result

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $110.25 billion for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the 2008 fiscal year.

Highlights:

Prohibits funds from being used to establish a cross-border motor carrier program allowing Mexican motor carriers to operate beyond commercial zones along the border between the United States and Mexico (Sec. 136).

$195.00 million for replacing the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and $1.00 billion for bridge repairs in other states.

$1.66 billion for the Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak services.